Continuity mistake: In the scene where Coach Jones finds Radio in the shed, he pulls out his knife to cut the tape. In the first shot you can see the blade out. As it switches shots you can see him pull out the blade, then it switches back to the previous shot of the blade already out.
Continuity mistake: When Cuba reaches for the bottle in his cart, it's less than half full. Then when coach is walking towards Cuba it's nearly full. (00:23:05)
Continuity mistake: Radio is in the coach's office for the first time, when Hunnycut hands him a Coke (which he starts to drink right away) the BK logo is facing the camera, but when the shot cuts to a close-up of Radio, the BK logo is facing away from the camera towards Radio's palm. (00:25:50)
Continuity mistake: In the scene where Coach Jones is at home viewing 8mm film of a previous game, the first shot (close-up) of the projector from the right (operator) side reveals that the supply reel is turning correctly in a clockwise direction. In a subsequent wide shot from across the room, showing the projector from its left side, both reels are turning clockwise, which means that the film was running backwards though no action on Coach Jones' part would have made that occur.
Continuity mistake: When Radio is eating Newdoll's sandwich in the police station, he turns and points at Coach Jones with his right hand holding the sandwich. The camera cuts back to the front of Radio and the other two officers, the sandwich is back in Radio's left hand as he brings his right hand back in front of him to gesture to the television. (01:06:45)
Continuity mistake: In the beginning of the film, Radio is walking down the street in town. He is approaching a woman with her child who looks at Radio in disgust and pulls her child towards the curb to cross the street. Two shots later, Radio has bypassed the woman and the child by at least 20 feet, but they are just stepping away from the curb and into the street.
Continuity mistake: When the three are eating whoppers, Coach Jones takes his out of the box and has it in his hands. Next shot shows him grabbing the box again, opening it. And taking the whopper out again.
Answer: The players (and their fathers) were jealous of Radio because Coach Jones began spending a lot of time with him. The players believed Coach Jones was neglecting them. The players immediately disliked Radio from the start for two reasons: his refusal to return the lost ball in the beginning irritated them and his mental disability was a source of ridicule.
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